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Julie Stackhouse, Federal Reserve Bank, Has High Hopes For Economic Recovery

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:23:31 GMT

The audience at the NALC keynote session, "From Crisis To Recovery To Reform," was holding its breath for some good economic news from Julie Stackhouse with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. She began by delivering a brief history of the U.S. economy starting with the scenario in Fall 2008 which began with an asset bubble in housing, expanded into the subprime mortgage crisis, escalated into a freeze up of the interbank lending market and culminated in intervention by the U.S...

PPAI’s 2010 NALC Earns Praise From Attendees

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:21:19 GMT

The PPAI North American Leadership Conference (NALC) wrapped up last week in St. Louis after two-and-a-half days of networking and education sessions led by subject matter experts and industry pros for the more than 100 industry participants in attendance. The second day of the conference featured two keynote sessions—a panel of promotional products buyers who gave insight into the buying process from their perspectives and Julie Stackhouse with the Federal Reserve Bank of St...

PPAI Expo Booth Sales, Education Sessions In Full Throttle

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:15:39 GMT

Booth sales are running higher than last year for The PPAI Expo 2011, January 10-14, 2011, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. “It’s a reflection of the recovery of the industry,” says Darel Cook, PPAI’s director of expositions and meetings. PPAI will be moving the aisles of the show floor on level one—turning them 90 degrees in order to improve traffic flow, create better sight lines and easier navigation...

PPB Rising Stars Honored At NALC

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:49:19 GMT

PPB magazine recognized its first-ever class of Rising Stars at the PPAI NALC last week in St. Louis. The 12 up-and-comers were presented with a commemorative watch provided by PPAI supplier member, SELCO (UPIC: SELCO). “We asked PPB readers to help us identify those who are swiftly coming up through the ranks of our industry’s organizations with ambition, talent, optimism, energy and creativity to lead the industry into the future,” says Tina Berres Filipski, PPB editor...

Discount Offered On CAS On-Demand Courses

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:48:00 GMT

Gain your CAS-required points now with PPAI’s limited-time 20-percent discount on all CAS-required On-Demand courses...

Vote For The Next PPAI Board Class

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:45:16 GMT

Voting started last week and runs until October 1 for the next PPAI Board of Directors, Class of 2015. Two distributors and two suppliers will be elected by voting member distributor and supplier companies...

Sign Up For Next Social Media Launchpad! Webinar Series

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:43:54 GMT

PPAI’s Social Media Launchpad! webinar series will begin again on October 12. Learn the web’s most popular social media platforms in this five-part series. Led by Carrie Kerpen, from Likeable Media, a leading marketing firm, PPAI Social Media Launchpad! enables participants to navigate social media through real-time instruction and hands-on application. And, a new wiki site enhances the experience...

PCT iPhone App Gains Popularity

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:39:42 GMT

What do more than 589 industry pros have in common? They have all signed on for the free iPhone app for PPAI's free daily newsletter, Promotional Consultant Today. You can too by clicking here. Be hip to what’s happening in the world of sales. Get in tune with what the experts say about marketing in this competitive environment. PCT brings you sales tips and strategies to spark your imagination...

Ott Partners With AIA New Dimensions

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:38:14 GMT

New York, New York, distributor Bonnie Ott Promotions (UPIC: BONN0001) has partnered with New Elmsford, New York, distributor AIA New Dimensions In Marketing, Inc. (UPIC: AIANe576.) “I strongly believe in relationship selling, which has allowed me to maintain many clients for more than 25 years in various industries all over the globe,” says Bonnie Ott, MAS...

U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority To Cover Online Marketing And Advertising

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:37:13 GMT

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) announced it is extending its powers to cover all online marketing and advertising starting March 1, 2011. Under the new regulations, the United Kingdom’s independent watchdog, committed to maintaining high standards in advertising for the benefit of consumers, advertisers and society, will have the power to remove advertisements and statements from Facebook, Twitter and pay per click (PPC) ads on all search engines...